The soothing hour is over. 8 ounces, a few bounces, lots of rocking back and forth on the bouncy chair, and four attempts to put him down have finally paid off. He has some serious snuggling dedication, though, so I wasn't sure I'd emerge the victor this morning. As my muscles can attest to, he's gaining some serious weight right now, so it's becoming a bit of a bother to carry him around for an hour not shifting him so I don't alert him to the possibility of being deposited in the dreaded crib.

Speaking of the crib, Alex is determined to continue her favorite game with Gabey - Knock the Baby Over in the Crib. He's getting too tall to properly knock down without braining him on the crib, so yesterday we had to stop the game. Poor, poor Alex will have to knock him over in other places now. But he's been practicing his standing skills, so I'm guessing her days of knocking him over will be coming to an end pretty soon and he can play Knock Over Big Sister.